Zora Neale Hurston: Folklore and Film

What motivated Zora Neale Hurston to travel south to collect folklore?

• To study the architecture of the South

• To document Black lives and culture

• To explore new culinary traditions

• To write a travel guide

Who funded Zora Neale Hurston's second trip to the South in 1927?

• Marcus Garvey

• W.E.B. Du Bois

• Charlotte Osgood Mason

• Langston Hughes

What types of activities did Hurston capture on film during her trip?

• Political rallies

• Black people playing games and having cookouts

• Architectural tours

• Religious ceremonies

How did Hurston's anthropological training influence her work in film?

• It gave her a new perspective to document and share Black culture

• It focused her work solely on economic aspects

• It allowed her to see Black culture as static

• It limited her to studying only urban environments

What was one of the significant contributions of Hurston's work to American culture?

• It focused on the economic struggles of Black communities

• It documented the political movements of the time

• It highlighted the importance and beauty of Black culture

• It showed that Black culture was unchanging